Information About the Area from our Experts

Renter Friendly

With 20% of residencies renter occupied, Brentwood is a very renter friendly area with a city renter program and affordable apartments. The city’s renter program allows renters to find affordable apartments in the Brentwood area and helps them by subsidizing their rent and by planning payment strategies. Overall, the average rent in Brentwood is around average for the surrounding areas with an average one bedroom apartment rent of $1374 and an average two bedroom apartment rent of $1577.

Crime & Safety

In both violent crime and property crime ratings, Brentwood has about 30% less crimes than the California and national averages. Since 2005 the overall crime index has decreased with the rate of violent crimes having the greatest decline. Having said this, the current number of law enforcement employees in the city is quite low, with only about half as many agents as the state and national average for a city of its size.